Names

[malinitosetti]

No: HPFGUIDX 75637

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "holly_phoenix_11" 
<pentzouli at h...> wrote:
>    
> > L o r d v o l d e m o r t - Loved , loved what, loved who, what 
is 
> > it! love .... anyone know Latin? I don't. there is something 
there. 
> > going to snap it in my laptop later and see what the latin 
> > dictionary comes up with. bet it's something good. any thoughts 
on 
> > this, someone want to beat me to the draw. Lori
> 
> 
> 
> In French, "Voldemort" is analysed like this :
> 
> Vol de Mort 
> 
> which means "sudden hit of death". This is mentioned in many sites 
> that have to do with the origin of names in the Harry Potter 
series, 
> and it is quite representing of the preference of LV to use the 
Avada 
> Kedavra curse on his victims. So, I don't think that LV is loving 
> someone or even more loved by someone, but in the sense that he 
most 
> of all fears death (he tries all his life to find a way to be 
> immortal) I think his name could be his own demise... a sudden hit 
of 
> death.
> 
> cheers
> holly_phoenix_11


Opinion of a french speaking person who studied latin in college:

For Lori, in latin, love is "amor"...

And for holly phoenix, in French, vol de mort means "flight of death" 
or "theft of death"... I don't understand the "sudden hit of death" 
thing...

Hope it helps!

Mali